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Richmond >Restaurants > The Swinging Door
3818 Fm 359 Rd, Richmond, TX | Directions 7746929.627562 -95.769519
Wed-Thu 11am-9pm;
Fri-Sat 11am-10pm;
Sun 11am-9pm
The Swinging Door has the best ribs! They are great consistently! We have always had great service and food each visit! Try the green beans, man they are good! Thanks Steve for the BBQ! Special note, We had food delivered from the Swinging Door for my mothers 70th birthday and the owner delivered the bbq right on time! We will be back soon! PS...... Brisket,turkey and chicken and sausage all winners! I just love my ribs!!!!
NO..it is NOT the best BBQ around-are you kidding? – Please see my review on B4ueat (Houston)..as I have Carpal Ttunnel and can't write much..but here to say my experience on 11.11.2011 was awful. Brisket was dry and old as was the Chicken...sent it back..the second serving was better but still no cigar. ON the way out visited the prep area and saw them cutting up a beautiful fresh steaming Brisket...I let them know that is what I had expected....I have been to this place before with the same results...you have to be there when they are bringing the good stuff out...not to eat yesterdays left overs. Why even serve me a piece of Brisket that was dried and hard as a rock. I won't give them a third or fourth shot at me.
The best BBQ around town :) – I have been going to The Swinging Door for years. I always feel welcomed by the staff, managers, and by the owner. The owner is super friendly. I love all of the meats, but the smoked turkey is my favorite. The potato salad is amazing and the fresh green beans are delicious. I do not mind paying 12 dollars for a great homemade tasting meal. I am always treated with respect by the waitstaff and have never recieved bad service. The Swinging Door is know across Texas. I met someone in Denton, TX that raved about The Swinging Door. The Swinging Door is going on 35 years of great food, entertainment, and customer satisfaction!
Good BBQ dive that's casual and family friendly. – Well, I've grown up in Houston and now live in Katy, Texas. We eat at the Swinging Door atleast once a month. The "Q" is good but my favorite on the menu are the RIBS. Here's a little secret you all should know if you're worried about price. If two of you are dining, order the 3 meat plate and get what you want. My wife and I usually order this and get all ribs or two ribs (6 large ribs) and a quarter chicken. Order two extra sides and you're in business for under $20.00! They will bring fresh bread, pickles, and sauce before the meal. I've never experienced bad service here and the food is prompt and fresh. I prefer my BBQ to be smoked in Pecan Wood and this is what the Swinging Door is known for. It's a keeper in my book.
sloppy and slow – I have been there three times and I am dissappointed everytime.Owner is rude,plates are dirty,menus stained.The wait staff is friendly though and it it is not their fault the food comes out of kitchen slow.Chicken is very good but sausage is poor and brisket is average at best. If you want good Q go to Fulsher or Hilje .
Don't Waste Your Time! – Years ago this place was be pretty good, not as good as Bakers Ribs or Shepherd Drive B-B-Q in Houston, but fairly good. Now the brisket is tough and stringy, the service is slow and it's a lot more expensive than better bar-b-q places that charge less. Don't waste your time or money on this place. Twenty years ago it was fairly good but not any more. I considered giving it an "average" rating but in good conscience a "poor" rating is really all it deserves.
The Quest for the Best – I am a Q connoisseur. I know that is sort of an oxymoron, but don't get me wrong. I don't like it fancy 'cause that is not what good BBQ is all about. I have been smoking whole animals for years, toured the country experiencing regional differences from FL to KC to Memphis, SE Ohio to Carolina, and now TX. I justify this as field training...learning the way of the pit-master. Overall, this is the best I have had in Houston so far and I would rate this as worth the drive. What I like about the Swinging Door is that it captures the local style, specific points below.
1) It is not in town (+),
2) they use pecan for wood (+++ ) high marks for using the local fuel
3) their meat can satisfy without sauce (++)
Brisket-- good rub, moist, good flavor, a bit soft, not like competition standards, but appeals to me.
Ribs--pork, this is beef country, but ribs really should be pork, firm meat competition style, mild rub, great pink color, mild pecan infused smoke throughout
4) Sauce--they have a decent sauce (+) if you want it, although it is a bit vinegary a la southeast style (- - 'cause it is not typical of the region)
5)sides were good--small but adequate portions on the 2 meat plate
Potato--good size cooked well
green beans were outstanding (crisp and well seasoned herb salt), slaw had raisins, odd, but good. German style potato salad was good.
Drinks--sweeten your own tea (was pretty good), did have lemonade and Dr. Pepper (required in my book)
6) Desserts were good
Cobblers--not as good as Mom's, but passable, nice selection of berries. No banana pudding?
7) I know others have complained about the price, but I will pay for good Q and this is not out of line with other houses offering good Q around the country.
SERIOUSLY??????? – I can't believe people think this could be anything even close to the best BBQ.
The sausage seems nothing greater than some Eckridge sausage thrown on the grill. I would rather go home and make some Chapel Hill rather than eat this sausage. The brisket was okay - no complaints I guess, but also no raves.
The sides were PATHETIC.
The prices were ABSOLUTELY RIDICULOUS!!!!!! This place is so overpriced its not even funny!!!!!!
1 meat plate was somewhere around $10.00-$12.00
2 meat plate was somewhere around $15.00
3 meat plate was near $20.00
And the bbq baked potatoes were nothing beyond good. Not great but not bad. Nothing to rave over. The service is decent (had better but had worse).
Sorry, but this is nothing more than an overpriced, below average bbq joint.
worth the drive – The Swinging Door serves very good smoked meats out of Richmond. The smokey brisket was moist and
very tender, it was well above average and the best meat that I was served. The sausage was pretty good, nothing special but good as most places. The ribs were meaty but were also a little fatty I think mine needed to be smoked a little more. The sides were pretty good. They have beans were excellent, they were thick and had a heavy BBQ flavor. I also ordered the green beans, they tasted very fresh. The potato salad was plain and average. Overall it was very good Q but its not served cafeteria style so you cannot see the meat when you order it and thats the way BBQ should be served.
Take a short road trip to Fort Bend County for Texas-famous barbecue with deep smoke flavor. – The Scene
Smart city slickers steer to Richmond to escape the grind and chew on some of the best 'cue in the county. Creaky, country and family-friendly, the Door is the quintessential Texas barbecue experience and it's been that way since 1973. The aroma of pecan wood smoking from the pit, Southern-sweet service and funky cowboy decor keep it genuine.
The Food
Thick slabs of pink, vigilantly smoked turkey breast and moist chicken with peppery burnished skin make patrons cheer. Pork ribs are also gnaw-worthy, with the necessary gilding of fat--flavorful and meaty. The only downer: Brisket is occasionally chewy. Saddle up to sides like egg-packed potato salad, a baker with real bacon bits and all the fixings or crunchy coleslaw fortified with raisins. Don't pass up warm blackberry cobbler topped with ice cream.
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358 Ludlow Ave, Cincinnati, OH | Directions 4522039.143873 -84.521798
Mon. - Sun. 11am - 11pm
Neighborhoods: Clifton
Real Ingredients – I probably have spent over $5000 dollars at Habenaros since it has been open. I go once or twice a week. I am not exaggerating. This place is lives up to the name. If you like spicy food, try a burrito with the Habenaro Salsa. I get it all the time. Thanks to being a locally owned restaurant the spice level of the salsa varies every time I go, which keeps me guessing and coming back. There are times that is excellent and other times it is remarkable. If you like spicy foods give it a try. Also, the meat quality is far superior to Chipotle's. The steak and chicken are my usual and tasty every time, and they do have fish and pork. The chips are excellent and I crave the mild sauce to go along with them (Something needs to cool off the Habenaro Salsa). Beer selections are always rotating and have been good picks. The variety of quality menu items other than burritos are plus. The quesadillas, salads, and open face bowls are wonderful. I highly recommend this place.
Riding on the coattails of Chipotle... – I'm sure Habanero's would like to distance themselves from the burrito king, and they have done a decent job in doing so. Of course the food is very similar, but there is more flare in the ingredients that sets them apart. The signature burritos are unique to say the least. The chips and salsa were very good. Atmosphere is very lade (I have to spell that wrong cause citysearch thinks I'm looking for a date) back and friendly and not limited to the college crowd that seem to flock to it.
Habanero still rockin' – I used to go to Habanero all the time when I was a student at UC; not only did I love supporting a local instead of a chain but I thought Habanero rocked. The food was awesome, the people were always super kind and I could always count on getting a good, solid meal that didn't break my bank. I recently went back with my wife last week and am glad to report, this place still rocks. It was a busy Friday nite with a line out the door, but the staff was great and accomodating to my wife and our 1 yr old son. I had my ever-favorite the Mad Max burrito; the chips were just as good as I remember and the hot sauce is still kickin'! My wife had the Chicken Quesadilla which was so huge it barely fit on the plate, and when she asked for a side of sour cream and tried to pay for it the girl behind the counter said, "we don't charge you for things like that". How cool is that in today's day and age where it seems everyone is nickel and diming you? I thought the place still looked great with the local artwork; the music was still different than the average muzak track, and it seemed everyone working there was having a pretty good time. It's nice to know that Habanero is still throwing down good, affordable food after all these years; I guess there's a reason they made it work when every other place in that space couldn't.
Formerly Good, Now A Has-Been – I used to eat at Habanero everyday. I loved their burritos and quesadillas. Recently I noticed that they were losing employees, and thought nothing of it until my orders became consistently wrong. I would order no onions, stating to the employee that they made me sick, and then there would always be onions on my food. This never happened before Habaneros lost many of their good employees, and now -- in the past month or so -- it has happened every single time. Today I got onions on my quesadilla for the fifth time in a row even after asking for none and after making it clear that onions made me sick.
Another recent negative trend there is the food preparation. It used to be very good and even aesthetically pleasing. Now the food feels and tastes more like a mishmash of unsavory, unclean gunk wrapped in a burnt pita.
I highly recommend that you stay away from Habanero until the owner decides to pay good employees enough so they'll stay instead of leaving for better paying jobs. Eight dollars an hour is what I hear they make there, and so I don't blame the good employees for leaving. You pay for what you get, and that is more true in the service industry than in any other. So sad to see a good restaurant lose its quality so fast.
Still better than average, but...... – Still good, but lacking some of the personal touch it had in the past. This was my first visit in over a year; used to visit weekly. The chips are still homemade, but weren't cooked thoroughly. The tacos were hands down better than your average fast food, but the flour tortillas were served cold and the chicken was overcooked. Some of the personal touches I loved at Habanero seemed to be missing. Even the salsa tasted different. Wish they would wind the clock back and refocus their efforts; Habanero was always the best deal going with consistently great food and good atmosphere. Today the food just seemed better than average for fast food.
Funky/Quaint, Inexpensive, Delicious! – GREAT place!! The chicken tacos with guac are amazing, and the burritos are huge. They have a nice tap for microbrews, the restaurant is open and airy with a funky flair. Cute place for a casual date--esp on a budget--but when you still want to impress! Try eating here, taking in a 2 for one movie at the Esquire on Tuesdays, then walking around with a Graeter's cone to top it off!! Perfect cheap date!! Also a decent place for the lone diner, as they have stools set up at a bar overlooking Ludlow.
The inventiveness of its "kick-ass" signature burritos puts this restaurant ahead of the pack. – The Scene
Terracotta-colored walls and a token cactus or two don't quite overwhelm the senses--but the place hasn't been open long, and if you can't wait for an ambiance to accrue, you can soften the edges with beer, wine or the housemade sangria.
The Food
Patrons can build their own burrito or soft taco, choosing from an array of meats, beans, salsas and toppings. Burritos are served with a tasty mix of corn tortilla, flour tortilla and plantain chips, all of which do an excellent job of scooping up salsa.
What to Order
Diners can choose from among the signature burritos, such as the Mad Max (fried perch with pinto beans, rice and veggies), the Porkopolis (adobo chile-glazed pork with pintos and rice) or the Chuba Cabre (roasted pumpkin and acorn squash with black beans and rice).
Added Ambience
The kitchen is located directly behind the ordering counter, so if you're the suspicious type, you can watch your meal being prepared by the "Party of Five"-like staff while you settle into one of the enormous booths. Ah, bueno.
Go here.....NOW – This place has more flavor in its little finger than most restaurants have all day....or something like that. The food is excellent, and very low cost for what you get. Their burritos will leave you full, but yet somehow wanting more. This has EASILY become my favorite Latin American restaurant in the nation. It's classy, but casual. You order, get your food, and then sit down. And they usually have some really good micro-brews!!!
Great! – This is my favorite place for Mexican-style food.
Easy to drive and park at, great tasting burritos, quick service, and an awesome place to go with a few friends.
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Burkina Faso Community President Visits Africa Center Headquarters[caption id="attachment_18138" align="aligncenter" width="450" caption="Left to Right: Mr. Mike Garrison, Colonel U.S. Army (ret.) (Deputy Director), Mrs. Fatimata Myriam Vicens (President of the ACSS Burkina Faso Community Chapter), Ms. Amélia J. S. de Carvalho (Community Affairs Specialist), Mrs. Danielle Buchanan (Chief of Staff), and Mr. Vincent Crawley (Deputy Director – Communications and Community Affairs)."][/caption]
Mrs. Fatimata Myriam Vicens, President of the ACSS Burkina Faso Community Chapter, visited the Africa Center headquarters on Wednesday, April 25, 2012. The Burkina Faso Chapter was launched in 2004 and currently has 75 members including former Minister of Security, Colonel Emile Ouédraogo. The Chapter is very active and has organized four Topical Outreach Program Series (TOPS) symposium since 2007 and participated in Flintlock exercises in Burkina Faso and Senegal. The Burkina Faso Chapter also hosted fellow chapter leaders in the region for the ACSS Community Leadership Conference (CLC) in 2009. Mrs. Vicens currently serves as the Director of General Affairs and Heritage at the West African Monetary and Economic Union.
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Africa Center for Strategic Studies (ACSS) scholar Dr. Assis Malaquias told an African Union (AU) maritime-affairs conference in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, on April 19, 2012, that implementing a comprehensive maritime strategy across the continent is critical to achieving peace and prosperity.
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The integrated maritime strategy is expected to be an important first step for Africa to secure its coastal and marine waters from illegal fishing, trafficking, piracy, and cargo and oil shipment thievery, Malaquias said. The Africa Center is committed to the AU's efforts in developing the 2050 AIM Strategy.
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Bellamy said Africa has been experiencing fewer conflicts in recent years while institutions have been strengthening—two factors that improve the chances for business and development to take root. Alemayehou, the leader of the U.S. agency supporting private-sector investment in emerging markets, provided data to back Bellamy's assertion.
"Thirty-four percent of OPIC's investment has been in Sub-Saharan Africa in 2011," said Alemayehou. "There is growing demand for investment in countries like Ghana, Nigeria, and South Africa."
Estimates indicate that seven of the world's 10 fastest growing countries will be in Africa over the next few decades, Alemayehou said. The African Diaspora, meanwhile, is increasingly investing on the continent, and Africans who studied abroad are going back to their native countries to create businesses, even with lingering security issues still plaguing their homeland.
Bellamy said those security problems constitute the largest challenge for Africa. The threats can be categorized into two groups: those that are transnational and those that are structural. The former are a major concern to the United States; the latter threaten African citizens' daily life.
"When a government doesn't have total control of the country because of corruption or the inefficiency of its security forces, it creates a power vacuum and brings in non-state armed groups that in turn generate more insecurity for citizens," Bellamy said.
The security trend has been positive since the 1990s, even with significant backslides such as those seen recently in Mali and Nigeria, Bellamy said. Democracies have also been growing stronger thanks to multinational organizations like the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) and the African Union, which have strongly condemned the recent coups in Mali and Guinea-Bissau.
Ambassador Seretse said a responsible government cannot operate outside of democratic rules. The rule of law, freedom of speech, and government accountability are integral to managing a healthy democracy, she said, but there is no one-size-fits-all model for Africa.
"Africa has 54 absolutely different countries," she said. "What happens in country A would not happen in B the same way."
The panelists agreed that security and democracy are making strides in Africa. They recommended that, rather than implementing a single U.S. foreign policy for all of Africa, the U.S. government should manage its relations on the continent with each individual country and in regional clusters.
The Africa Center is the pre-eminent Department of Defense institution for strategic security studies, research, and outreach in Africa. ACSS offers a range of academic symposiums, workshops, and programs throughout Africa, the United States, and Europe. Since 1999, more than 12,000 African and international leaders and security stakeholders have participated in ACSS programs.
African Security Sector Leaders Discuss Growing Roles of China, India
Scholars meeting with young African security leaders discussed some of the advantages and disadvantages of China and India's strong and growing influence in Africa during a recent security sector conference sponsored by the Africa Center for Strategic Studies (ACSS).
Both nations seek access to energy and markets for their fast-growing economies, as well as political support and, in the case of India, an increasing role in African peacekeeping missions, according to two scholars who briefed participants in the Next Generation of African Security Sector Leaders Program on March 28, 2012. The three-week seminar was attended by 42 African security sector leaders in Fairfax, Virginia, in the suburbs of Washington, D.C. The annual event is sponsored by ACSS.
At the event, U.S. Ambassador David Shinn, a Georgetown University Professor of International Affairs, spoke first about China's involvement in Africa. He said the Asian country and Africa have been linked for centuries through exploration, trade, and the settlement of Chinese people on the continent. Trade and diplomatic relations have intensified following China's economic surge and its accompanying need to secure more natural resources.
Shinn said the quest for key resources in Africa targets areas such as Sudan, Angola, Nigeria, and South Africa that are rich in fossil fuels, minerals, timber, and cotton. One third of China's oil imports come from Africa. He said China views many African countries as fast-growing markets and profitable outlets in which it can export cheap manufactured goods. As a result, China's exports to Africa have grown eightfold since 2000.
"China is looking for political support in Africa," Shinn said. "The Chinese government wants to both loosen African support to Taiwan and secure its oil supply to sustain the growth of its economy. That's why since 1991 every newly appointed foreign minister of China has made his first trip to Africa."
China continues to expand its influence in the region on diplomatic, cultural, and commercial fronts, he said, while it also works to secure and stabilize the region for its own long-term goals. He said the amount of Chinese aid to Africa is kept secret but could be 40 percent of its total international aid funds.
"China's aid is not tied to any imposed political condition, and that is what pleases most African governments. But civil society's discontent is continuously growing and that could be a problem in the long run," he said.
Following Shinn on the dais, J. Peter Pham, Director of the Michael S. Ansari Africa Center at the Atlantic Council, said the international community has given little attention so far to the fact that India is fast becoming one of Africa's most important partners. The country's influence is growing not just in the economic realm but also in the political and security sectors.
India seeks to have a military presence proportional to its economic weight in Africa, he said. It also wants to gather support for its bid for a UN Security Council seat—a primary motivator for why the country has deployed 80 percent of its peacekeepers to Africa.
Pham believes India's reasons for deeper engagement with Africa are the same as China's—energy resources, business opportunities, and diplomatic influence.
"India imports 75 percent of its oil, a dependency that will reach 90 percent by 2020, when Indian national energy consumption is supposed to double," said Pham. "Securing its oil supply is vital for India."
Pham said there are major differences in the way India and China conduct business in Africa.
"India is willing to do more manufacturing jobs on the continent," he said. "[The country] has also started to link top Indian universities with their counterparts in Africa. The sharing of knowledge is certainly beneficial to both parts."
Both scholars agreed during discussions that African countries are not taking full advantage of the new political paradigm created by foreign competition for their resources. Instead, many countries compete against each other for favors from the rapidly advancing Asian countries.
"African countries need to consent on basic standards for foreign direct investment so India and China will not play one country against another," said Shin. "Africa must use the new political deal to its advantage,"
Pham added that African countries could also learn from India's experience of building a nation out of a territory the size of a continent that encompasses 22 official languages and almost 1,700 local languages.
The discussions were part of the Africa Center for Strategic Studies' (ACSS) Next Generation of African Security Sector Leaders Program. Course participants discussed Africa's security environment and ways to improve stability, security, and democracy. They analyzed civil-military relations to determine the role and place of security sector professionals in advancing national security in democratizing states. The majority of ACSS academic programs are conducted on a non-attribution basis to encourage candid discussions.
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ACSS Holds Briefing for U.S. Commander Deploying To Horn of AfricaView Photos of this Event.
The Africa Center for Strategic Studies (ACSS) hosted U.S. Army Major General Ralph Baker on April 10, 2012, for a briefing on African issues before he deploys to Djibouti in May as commander of the Combined Joint Task Force for the Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA). The meeting, led by ACSS Director Ambassador (Ret.) William M. Bellamy and ACSS experts, gave Baker an overview of the situation in the Horn of Africa region.
ACSS's Dr. Assis Malaquias and Thomas Dempsey, as well as Dr. Andre Le Sage of the National Defense University, briefed Baker on the range of economic, legal, religious and security sector issues in the region and on the academic work the Africa Center is doing on maritime safety and security.
Deputy Director Michael Garrison provided and overview of the Africa Center.
Combined Joint Task Force – Horn of Africa conducts operations in East Africa to enhance partner nation capacity, promote regional security and stability, dissuade conflict, and protect U.S. and coalition interests, according to the CJTF-HOA website. The task force is based at Camp Lemonnier in Djibouti.
Experts Discuss Hunt for LRA and Security-Sector Reform in Central African Republic
The appearance of the Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) in the Central African Republic and the lingering presence of rebel groups have overwhelmed the country's small military, regional officials said during an international roundtable discussion at the National Defense University in Washington, D.C., on April 6, 2012.
Continuing instability caused by the armed groups threaten any hope of creating security or development in the landlocked, poverty-ridden country, said Colonel Jean-Francis Bozizé, the CAR's deputy minister of defense.
Bozizé spoke during the meeting that included Central Africa specialists from the U.S. departments of State and Defense, Africa Center for Strategic Studies (ACSS) scholars, and high-level officials representing CAR, the UN, and nongovernmental organizations (NGOs). Bozizé commented on the status of the LRA and security-sector reform in his country.
"The operational capabilities of the LRA have been reduced by 75%," he said. "But the group's center of gravity remains in the CAR despite efforts to cooperate" by neighboring countries' militaries and around 100 U.S. military advisors.
"The LRA has become a permanent source of instability in the region," he said.
Joseph Kony's LRA, originally from Uganda, is known for its brutal acts of terrorism and butchery in the region's remote countryside. The group appeared in the CAR following offensives by the country's neighbors to eradicate it from their lands. Kony and other LRA leaders are said to be in the country's Zomongo forest. But a number of challenges—difficult terrain, low visibility, and complex resupply operations—face regional militaries as they continue to pursue the quick-moving LRA.
The group's impact in the CAR's southeast has been significant. With virtually no government presence in the remote wilderness, local self-defense groups have organized defensive lines around towns. Villagers stuck in these strongholds, meanwhile, have grown frustrated at being unable to return to their farms and other work and stresses caused by the invading marauders are beginning to fray relationships between settled agrarian communities and their pastoralist neighbors.
Alexis Arieff, an African affairs specialist with the Congressional Research Service, said the LRA's appearance in the CAR became known in 2008 following incidents of looting and abduction of villagers.
"There are significant challenges for the CAR: How does the country prioritize their problem with the LRA against the other major problems it faces?" Arieff said.
The group joins at least five political-military rebel groups with a presence in the country.
Margaret Vogt, the special representative and head of the UN's Integrated Peacebuilding Office in the CAR, said the CAR's security situation could influence the rest of the region.
"If we don't move quickly, possible linkages between the LRA and other politico-military groups in the CAR could become a reality," Vogt said. "The country must become a firewall to prevent further degradation of security across the Sahel."
Indeed, Bozizé confirmed one rebel group, the Convention of Patriots for Justice and Peace, has provided information to the LRA and helped it attack the CAR army.
Vogt said the CAR government is trying to contain the situation as best it can and focusing on an aggressive attempt to stabilize the country's security. So far, it has signed security agreements with Chad and the Sudan that resulted in the deployment of a tripartite force and the return of significant numbers of refugees.
"This seminar is an opportunity to talk about a country that is not very often at the center of public attention," Vogt said. "The government has been unable to deploy the resources necessary to control its territory."
Bozizé acknowledged the CAR must develop a professional national security apparatus.
"Peacebuilding must have an effective, capable security force to prevent conflict and enforce the peace," the deputy defense minister said. "We need to disarm and demobilize all of the combatants in my country. Our momentum has stalled due to a lack of resources."
Ambassador (ret.) William M. Bellamy, the director of ACSS, which hosted the roundtable, said the CAR has been willing to try multiple approaches and paths to overcome the obstacles to its security.
"What the CAR faces is daunting," Bellamy said. "No other examples come to mind of such a beleaguered state experiencing so many security challenges. The question for its leaders becomes, 'Where do you begin?'"
The Africa Center is the pre-eminent Department of Defense institution for strategic security studies, research, and outreach in Africa. ACSS offers a range of academic symposiums, workshops, and programs throughout Africa, the United States, and Europe. Since 1999, more than 4,500 African and international leaders have participated in ACSS programs.
Africa Center's Dempsey Discusses Mali Crisis on BBC
Thomas Dempsey, assistant professor of security studies at the Africa Center for Strategic Studies, analyses the crisis in northern Mali during an interview April 2, 2012, with World Today, a breakfast program of BBC World Service radio. Dempsey argued that beyond the Tuareg's rebellion, the northern region exemplifies the total collapse of government services, and no one can predict what comes next. He was also reluctant to draw any strong relationship between the insurgency in the North and the recent coup in Bamako. The Africa Center is the pre-eminent Department of Defense institution for strategic security studies, research, and outreach in Africa. ACSS offers a range of academic symposiums, workshops, and programs throughout Africa, the United States, and Europe. Since 1999, more than 4,500 African and international leaders have participated in ACSS programs.
Liberian Defense Minister Challenges African Security Professionals to Protect Civilians, Use ACSS Network for Good
View Photos of this Event. With Mali's recent coup d' etat still unfolding, military leaders across Africa must maintain professionalism and stay away from the lure of usurping executive power, a senior Liberian official told a gathering of the continent's rising security sector leaders on March 30, 2012.
Brownie Samukai, Jr., Liberia's Minister of National Defense, offered insights gained while helping his country rebuild from its long civil war. He spoke at the conclusion of the Africa Center for Strategic Studies' (ACSS) Next Generation of African Security Sector Leaders Program.
"Please do not use the knowledge you've gained here to enter onto the political stage in your home countries," Samukai told an audience of 42 military, police, and government officials representing 37 African countries. The participants took part in the three-week ACSS program in the suburbs of Washington, D.C.
"You, as senior officers, have been entrusted with enormous responsibility," Samukai said. "The military and civilian institutions must be accountable to the civilian population you are trained to protect."
Brownie Samukai, Jr., Liberia's Minister of National Defense
Over the course of the ACSS program, participants investigated Africa's security environment and ways to improve stability, security, and democracy. They analyzed civil-military relations to determine the role and place of security sector professionals in advancing national security in democratizing states. Several discussion sessions, which included leading experts in their respective fields, focused on aspects of human security including public health, economics, and environmental challenges.
To give participants a sense of how the United States shapes and implements foreign and security policies toward Africa, ACSS organized meetings with senior officials from the departments of State and Defense. They also met with United Nations officials to learn more about that organization.
ACSS Deputy Director Michael Garrison congratulated the group on completing a rigorous course that examined ethics, leadership, governance, transnational threats, and other tough issues.
"We challenged you to ask difficult and provocative questions," he said. "You've been the most engaged, talkative leaders we've ever had in this course."
Liberia's Samukai, a past Africa Center program participant and a longtime friend of the organization, helped his country's military institute a thorough vetting process, better training programs, and higher standards for prospective service members. He told attendees that they would return to their countries with a bounty of useful information and, perhaps more important, new relationships with those tackling similar problems in neighboring countries.
"The friendships you've developed should last you many, many years," Samukai said. "You'll be able to pick up the phone and call your friends in other countries and compare notes. I still do it today with my friends in Sierra Leone. The ACSS program allows you to network into the future."
The Africa Center is the pre-eminent Department of Defense institution for strategic security studies, research, and outreach in Africa. ACSS offers a range of academic symposiums, workshops, and programs throughout Africa, the United States, and Europe. Since 1999, more than 4,500 African and international leaders have participated in ACSS programs.
Boko Haram's Evolving ThreatBy J. Peter Pham, Africa Center for Strategic Studies | April 2012
A surge in large-scale attacks over the past year by Nigerian Islamist terrorist organization Boko Haram presents a serious threat to stability in West Africa's most populous state and the world's sixth largest oil exporter. The group has successfully expanded its geographic reach, mastered new sophisticated tactics, and targeted symbols of international presence in Nigeria. In this Africa Security Brief, J. Peter Pham assesses the significance of this upsurge, examines the origins and goals of this opaque group, and puts forward priorities for responding to this threat.
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ACSS NextGen Participants Get Thorough Briefing on U.S. Foreign and Defense Policies Toward Africa
An outside observer could be forgiven for calling it a crash course on Washington's policymaking brain.
Forty-two leaders hailing from the militaries, police forces, and governments of 37 African countries discussed foreign and defense policies relating to the continent with senior U.S. State and Defense Department officials on March 26, 2012.
The African security sector leaders were in the Washington, D.C., area for the three-week Africa Center for Strategic Studies' Next Generation of African Security Sector Leaders Program. They examined the continent's security environment and ways to improve stability, security, and democracy. They also analyzed civil-military relations in Africa to determine the role and place of professional security sector officers in advancing national security in democratizing states.
While visiting the Department of State, the group sat for two roundtable discussions that focused on U.S. diplomatic programs and policies for Africa. Later in the day, group members talked about the Defense Department's African programs and U.S. Africa Command (USAFRICOM) with a senior Pentagon official. U.S. and African officials participating in the program are traditionally not identified by name to encourage candid discussion and a free exchange of ideas.
U.S. National security interests in Africa are varied and wide, the Pentagon official said. Defense Department programs in Africa are designed to foster democracy and democratic rule, promote stability in the region, mitigate crises, protect Americans living abroad, and meet global challenges.
The Defense Department, the official said, looks to use low-cost, small footprint solutions wherever possible in Africa to help the United States be the security partner of choice for the region.
Prompted by a participant's question, the official listed the top African security concerns the Pentagon is watching: East African and Sahel terrorist organizations; North Africa's political upheaval; weapons moving out of Libya into neighboring countries; upcoming elections around the continent; and the Lord's Resistance Army.
The program's participants were selected by their countries to take the course because of their significant command experience or staff responsibilities as well as their recognized leadership potential. ACSS has hosted the course at least once a year since 2005 to provide a venue for the continent's most talented young national security leaders to interact and learn from one another.
They also got the chance on this day's proceedings to hear from a senior leader of U.S. Army Africa about the high professional and moral standards that organization requires of its soldiers.
The leader said U.S. Army Africa, based in Italy, serves under USAFRICOM, which is based in Germany. U.S. Army Africa has around 2,000 personnel on the continent at any time conducting training and exercises. It works with the continent's land forces when invited and undertakes no unilateral actions, except in response to emergencies. Its mission is to strengthen the land-force capabilities of African states.
The official said the American public has a great deal of trust in its military for good reason: Every member of the armed forces is ingrained with the idea that his or her job is to serve the civilian population and the U.S. Constitution.


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If you own an old t-shirt, the possibilities of upcycling it are endless. I wanted to make a matching headband to accompany my red, white and blue USA inspired vintage shirt I bought last week. It's super comfy to wear yet, classy looking to wear.
What you will need:
Tape Measure or Ruler
Step One:
Find a t-shirt.
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Measure your noggin! That's right. Take your tape measure and measure the circumference of your head. Now take that number and subtract 2" from it. This will allow it to fit your head snugly without sliding off your head. Mine was 19" so the final size is 17". You want your strip to be 1.5" in width.
You also want to cut 2 additional strips this same size to use later for making flowers.
Step Three:
Fold the strip in half. Pin it in place.
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Turn your machine on and stitch along the edge of the strip. Fold the headband right side out.
Step Five:You now need to prepare your thread and needle for stitching your flowers. Try to make it match if you like. Then we are going to grab the two extra strips we cut earlier and make rolled t-shirt flowers to cover the seam and add some funk. Take one of the strips and twist it up.
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Once you twisted one of the strips, begin to roll it up with your fingers. Hold it tightly or it will come undone.
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Playing Star Wars Pinball on the 3DS, I was constantly irked by something but couldn't quite tell what, and it really prevented me from enjoying the game to its fullest after having played it on a high-end console. In the end I figured out it was a hardware limitation that prevents me from getting the most enjoyment out of Star Wars Pinball on the 3DS. It's obvious that the guys at Zen Studios have gotten as much out of the hand-held as possible in terms of processing power. Unfortunately in doing so they had to make what felt like a critical concession. 'But what could possibly drag down a pinball game on the hardware side?' you might be wondering. Surprisingly, it's the frame-rate.
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The shrunken down system didn't stop Zen Studios from implementing everything that the console versions enjoy though, so the Light Side and Dark Side options are still present for players, along with online leaderboards. There is also a hotseat option that allows for pass-and-play multiplayer. Unfortunately as of this writing, the leaderboards are broken and constantly cause the game to crash. The work-around means turning off the wi-fi functionality for the 3DS during gameplay but a patch is currently in the works to address that. There are also unlockable rewards that can be earned by completing specific objectives tied to each table, some of which are incredibly tough to get, but really satisfying when you do, although personally I only managed to pull of the AT-AT challenge on the Episode 5 table.
The tables themselves are well crafted and I could easily see them being used in real-life pinball machines if a company were so inclined to port these to a physical form. My favorite of the bunch is the Boba Fett table that features plenty of side-missions, that make it easy to score in the tens of millions of points. The mission structure often requires you to hit specific ramps, but for those times where you're just unable to you can use ammo that gets picked up and can knock out a particularly difficult ramp. It's nice to see the guys at Zen Studios cater to those who might not be that great at pinball with options like these.
Star Wars Pinball on the 3DS is the unfortunate victim of being a game that doesn't really work on hand-held systems. It is simply held back by the limitations of the 3DS hardware, and while the 3D effects look great and offer a good selling point for this version, the fact that this game doesn't run as smoothly as its console brethren is a hindrance that keeps this game from being great. It's good as a casual pinball title, and thankfully it's not a full priced game, otherwise I'd be hard pressed to recommend it. If you've got that itch for pinball on the go, then give this version a shot, otherwise, stick with the console versions.
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Sorry to hear about this Anatoly. StageManager validates the signature of extensions at load time to ensure that the installed extension footprint hasn't been modified. But I agree the current behaviour seems very strict, I have logged a bug internally for this and someone will look into whether we can change the behaviour in this area.
Anatoly, I am still digging into this but in the meantime could you help me by looking at your signed extension's signature.
Does the META-INF/signatures.xml file in the bundled zxp contain a timestamp? Search for "SignatureTimeStamp".
Also, how did you sign your extension? Using Extension Builder, the Packaging And Signing Toolkit, or something else?
Hi David,
Thank you for the quick response.
>>StageManager validates the signature of extensions at load time to ensure that the installed extension footprint hasn't been modified.
I don't think that StageManager should use signatures to validate that the extension hasn't been modified - the signature is only guaranteed to be valid at installation time. StageManager could use some hash code stored by extension manager to make sure that the extension has not changed.
I couldn't find timestamp in signatures.xml.
You can download the extension from here: http://bit.ly/n9xnG9
It was signed using extension builder, the older version of it.
Please let me know if you need any more information,
Okay - thanks for the info. I am following up with a couple of teams on this, will let you know what the outcome is hopefully in the next couple of days
Anatoly, let me summarise my thoughts/findings on this:
- Your extension's signature is invalid now that your certificate has expired (as you have reported)
- Your extension's signature is not timestamped with a timestamp certificate. A signature without a timestamp is only valid till the signing certificate expires. A signature with a timestamp is valid until the timestamp certificate expires, typically a much longer period.
- As you can infer from this, Extension Builder does not create timestamped signatures and does not give any warning about this. Apologies that we failed to anticipate this problem during CS SDK and Extension Builder development. You will probably agree this is not good enough, and I have filed a bug (#2916071) to ensure this is dealt with in future releases.
As I mentioned earlier, extension signature validation is performed on extension load to ensure an extension's footprint has not been maliciously modified since installation. I think it is very unlikely that we can remove this signature validation for security reasons, nonetheless I've started a conversation about it internally and can let you know the outcome.
To help your users now, I think you will need re-sign and re-deploy your extension with a new certificate. So you can timestamp the signature, use ucf.jar in the Packaging and Signing Toolkitto sign the extension rather than Extension Builder. Pass the argument -tsa=<your_chosen_timestamp_server> to ucf.jar when signing and check the signature is timestamped
Could you provide information on how to verify that the signature has been timestamped.
Also, in the doc for ucf.jar (PkgSignDeployTechNote.pdf) when describing the -tsa option on page 6, it sounds like timestamping is on by default, using a server at timestamp.geotrust.com, unless the user explicitly specifies "none". Is that correct? So do we need to explicitly use the -tsa option, or do we just avoid specifying "-tsa none"?
An easy way of checking for the timestamp is to see whether the META-INF/signatures.xml file in the bundled zxp contains a "SignatureTimeStamp".
Unfortunately the Packaging and Signing Toolkit documentation is just plain wrong on the -tsa option - sorry for the confusion this causes. As with the Extension Builder signing issue, this will be fixed for the next release.
It should say that -tsa is 'none' by default. To sign with a TSA you must pass -tsa <timestamp-server-url>, none is used by default.
I will be writing a cookbook to try and highlight these bugs as soon as I can, in the meantime let me know if you have any more questions.
Hi David,
I get a release by using "-tsa none" but it's the same result.
Is it normal that the default url https://timestamp.geotrust.com/tsa is error 404 ?
Is there any other correct urls ?
Pierre RAFFA
Confusingly, the documentation is wrong - the default is actually -tsa=none. You shouldn't use -tsa none if you want to avoid this problem.
I think the TSA you mention is used by most AIR apps, so I'd be susprised if it was down. Did you try using it as the tsa parameter?
Note that if your own certificate has expired, then specifying a TSA won't help you. You need to sign with a certificate that hasn't expired.
Ok, so i tested it but unsuccessfull....
is there any work around until the incoming update ?
If your extension signature is invalid immediately after signing, it suggests to me that your certificate is invalid (for example, has it expired?). I'd check that out first.
If it is valid, maybe you are using an incorrect command for ucf.jar.
My certificate is valid. We use it for our Air applications.
ucf.jar -package -storetype PKCS12 -keystore xxxxx.p12 -storepass xxxxx -tsa https://timestamp.geotrust.com/tsa extension.zxp -C /Users/Pierre/Workspace/ .
And on two computers during extension installation, that doesn't work ... always the same message "Extension does not contain valid signature"
Pierre RAFFA
The only thing that jumps out at me is your -C argument.
The example in the docs is:
-C "./myExtension" .
You could try copying this syntax - use a relative path, and use quotes around the path. Does that make any difference?
If not I would try unzipping the zxp after you've tried to sign it, and check whether the contents are as-described in the docs (with respect to mimetype and signatures.xml).
That makes no difference.
Is it possible I send you our extension to check if all is ok ?
Pierre RAFFA
If you unpack the zxp, does it look signed? Does the signature look different to other signed extensions installed in your system?
If you want to send files for an engineer to look at, you can purchase a support case from email@example.com
Ok I sent pkg to this email because all seems to be ok for me.
Thanks David.
In case you didn't see the other thread, the Extension Manager team believe they have reproduced this on 10.7.2 (not 10.7.1) and are investigating. I will keep you posted


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Ever since I was a boy, my mother would recount to me the fascinating story of Cervantes'
Don Quixote de La Mancha
with its tall tales of chivalry, courage and humor.
The story of an old man chasing windmills as if they were monsters brought laughter and amusement to my impressionable mind. What I did not know back then was that Cervantes' opus was cloaked in shadows; as a need to memorialize a lost culture, the Islamic/Hebraic Andalusian culture of ancient Spain.
Cervantes' great novel takes place in the region of
La Mancha
, which at one time was controlled by existing Islamic
or petty kingdoms. Though by the time Cervantes introduced his great literary work all traces of that culture had been done away with; erased from memory by the zealous Spanish authorities.
Undoubtedly the Andalusian tradition of
was not only unappreciated but strongly repressed and finally destroyed by the northern Christian authorities who were bent on ridding Spain of any remnants of this once flourishing society.
As the northern kingdoms of León, Navarre, and Castile unified as one force against the disparate
, the final days of Islamic rule in Spain were numbered. The death of Islam in the Iberian Peninsula was attributed to internal division and a failure to organize itself into a larger kingdom in order to fight the united Christian onslaught.
The Christian armies brought with them a newer version of Christianity that was intolerant; unlike its counterpart in
which was very much like Andalusian Islam, religiously humanistic. This version of Christianity despised difference or anything that was not in its parochial interests.
This northern Christian intolerance was to change the face of the Iberian Peninsula forever.
Though they made "agreements" with Andalusian Muslim, Jewish, and Arabic-speaking Christian sects, in the end they would not keep their word. The remnant of those left after the final Christian victory of the
were either exiled or converted.
After the travesty of exile and conversions the Spanish authorities turned their religious bigotry on the Andalusian culture; burning hundreds of thousands books that contained any evidence of Islamic or Hebraic influence.
Numerous libraries that contained priceless books and artifacts were sacked and burned. Mosques and synagogues were converted into churches. In the end, both Islam and Judaism were outlawed.
It was a new Spanish era, a parochial rather than humanistic era, where the central government dictated what was tolerated and what was not. It was in this era that Cervantes penned his Andalusian reflections within the story of
Don Quixote de La Mancha.
Many of the newly converted Muslims and Jews – those who did not choose exile – entered Spanish society as physicians, men of letters, or successful merchants. The Spanish conquerors at that time had exhausted themselves in their military exploits, and were in comparison to their former Islamic or Jewish counterparts quite uneducated.
The New Christians helped to elevate Spanish society and culture. They also introduced meta-fictional elements into their literary works which in turn brought the concept of the novel to Spanish literature. They were some of the first professors of letters in the universities. They were also expert navigators and seamen. In many ways they helped educate the New Spain.
Many did not forget their Andalusian roots. In a hidden way they wrote about it without being explicit for fear of being exposed.
After a while the New Christians were despised in this intolerant Spanish kingdom. In fact, the Spanish and Portuguese Inquisition was instituted to weed out any left over remnants of these former vital members of ancient Spain.
So pervasive was the hatred of these people that those who had escaped the clutches of the Inquisition were burned in effigy and given a solemn parade in remembrance that their souls would burn in hell, just as their effigies did in their stead.
Spain had entered a period of great darkness.
Under this cloak of darkness Cervantes wrote his first novel
Don Quixote de La Mancha
To the uneducated masses, it was an instant success. To the New Christians, it was their swan song. It contained in its many hidden passages references to a better time. It embodied a more dignified time. It was an ode to Andalusian chivalrous life where gallantry and respect towards friend or foe was valued, and where intellectual decorum reigned.
Much in the Cervantes novel contained a double-meaning:
La mancha
, though referencing a region in Spain, also meant literally, the stain. Those who were not of honorable old Christian blood were thought of as
manchado de sangre
, blood stained. It was considered beneath the
characteristic to stain their noble blood (old Christian blood) with the blood of a former Muslim or Jew (new Christian blood) through marriage.
In the novel Sancho Panza, Don Quixote's trusted sidekick, is constantly referencing his old Christian blood, though he be a dunce, his pedigree is spotless or without
In Cervantes' Spain proving one's pedigree took on an almost absurdist tone; where documented proof was required in order to get governmental posts or for the arranging of proper marriages. You had to prove yourself to be an old Christian to be a healthy member of Spanish society; otherwise you were shunned as an outcast.
Cervantes pokes fun at these ridiculous blood laws by making the uneducated peasant Sancho Panza Don Quixote's squire. Sancho is illiterate and proud of it (referencing the new Spanish order) but by influence of his new master he develops considerable knowledge about some books (the Andalusian influence).
Is Don Quixote insane or is he just overly romantic?
Don Quixote disregards his current circumstances:
-He is physically connected to the "new" Spain, but is mentally separated from it.
-He is mentally connected to the "old," chivalrous Andalusian Spain of romance, but is physically disconnected from it.
Andalusian Spain becomes a place where his literary dreams can become real at the expense of others who are by far more pragmatic and grounded, but who cannot possibly see what he sees (they have become physically blinded to the past).
Don Quixote sees things in a confused state: Windmills, which were introduced by Muslim engineers into Spain, become monsters he needs to fight. This is a reference to the current struggle (righteous warfare), that the current polity was exercising to repress the Andalusian past (evil breed).
At this point they came in sight of thirty forty windmills that there are on plain, and as soon as Don Quixote saw them he said to his squire, "Fortune is arranging matters for us better than we could have shaped our desires ourselves, for look there, friend Sancho Panza, where thirty or more monstrous giants present themselves, all of whom I mean to engage in battle and slay, and with whose spoils we shall begin to make our fortunes; for this is righteous warfare, and it is God's good service to sweep so evil a breed from off the face of the earth."
Cervantes writes in these meta-fictional and duplicitous ways in order to call attention to the current state of despair Spain is locked into; while still remembering what Spain was under Andalusian rule. Both countries are undoubtedly Spain, but both are subject to different cultural influences with very contrasting results.
The Andalusia of old, which Cervantes was inspired by, in contrast to the new regime, which was bent on destroying itself, reflected a better time, a harmonious time, a time gone by.
Don Quixote metaphorically represents Andalusian Spain; a Spain that is infatuated with chivalry and ancient literature, a time of literary greatness and romance.
In chapter 9 of Don Quixote we come to a point where the story should continue, however the text is missing and must be found in order to complete the narrative:
(A)nd at this so critical point the delightful history came to a stop and stood cut short without any intimation from the author where what was missing was to be found. This distressed me greatly, because the pleasure derived from having read such a small portion turned to vexation at the thought of the poor chance that presented itself of finding the large part that, so it seemed to me, was missing of such an interesting tale. It appeared to me to be a thing impossible and contrary to all precedent that so good a knight should have been without some sage to undertake the task of writing his marvellous achievements; a thing that was never wanting to any of those knights-errant who, they say, went after adventures; for every one of them had one or two sages as if made on purpose, who not only recorded their deeds but described their most trifling thoughts and follies, however secret they might be; and such a good knight could not have been so unfortunate as not to have what Platir and others like him had in abundance. And so I could not bring myself to believe that such a gallant tale had been left maimed and mutilated, and I laid the blame on Time, the devourer and destroyer of all things, that had either concealed or consumed it.
In order to continue the narrative Don Quixote needs to travel to a place where stories were transcribed and translated. This place is the
alcala de Toledo
; the name
(from the Arabic word al-qal'a القلعة for fortification or citadel) is a reference to Toledo's Arabic past.
Toledo (which was a frontier Andalusian citadel) was handed over to the Northern Christians during the
This marked the end of Islamic rule in that region. In other words, it was all downhill from then on for Islamic rule in
It was a major Islamic catastrophe to lose such a vital city; a place that was renowned for its ability to translate books into Arabic from it original sources. The city was host to much of the Islamic and Jewish literati of Islamic Andalusia, to which Cervantes pays homage.
One day, as I was in the Alcala of Toledo, a boy came up to sell some pamphlets and old papers to a silk mercer, and, as I am fond of reading even the very scraps of paper in the streets, led by this natural bent of mine I took up one of the pamphlets the boy had for sale, and saw that it was in characters which although I recognised as Arabic, I was unable to read them, I looked about to see if there were any Spanish-speaking Morisco at hand to read them for me; nor was there any great difficulty in finding such an interpreter, for even had I sought one for an older and better language I should have found him. In short, chance provided me with one, who when I told him what I wanted and put the book into his hands, opened it in the middle and after reading a little in it began to laugh. I asked him what he was laughing at, and he replied that it was at something the book had written in the margin by way of a note. I bade him tell it to me; and he still laughing said, "In the margin, as I told you, this is written: 'This Dulcinea del Toboso so often mentioned in this history, had, they say, the best hand of any woman in all La Mancha for salting pigs.'"
In this narrative we find that a boy selling ancient manuscripts (Spanish
more or less, a binder with numerous papers) which were written in Arabic, a nod of course to Toledo's connection to its Islamic past.
Finding that he recognized the writing as being Arabic but not understanding what it meant, he went looking for an interpreter. What better place to find such a person than in Toledo, an area renown for such talent though by this time they were either long gone or in hiding. Happenstance leads him to find a
who knew what these words meant.
, "Moors," were the converted Christian inhabitants of Spain and Portugal of Muslim heritage. Over time the term was used in a pejorative sense applied to those nominal Catholics who were suspected of secretly practicing Islam.
He continues to say that in this old city of Toledo you could even find a translator for an older and better language, a reference to Hebrew; the other forbidden language. Of course one can only find those who spoke "forbidden" languages Arabic and Hebrew in the
Alcalá de Toledo
, the ancient Islamic citadel known for its abundance in books and translators.
The reference to
Dulcina del Toboso
, who had the "best" hand in salting pork, references both Muslims and Jews who, because of their religious aversion to swine flesh, in order to convince the general populace of their "good" intentions to assimilate religiously as Christians, became adept at salting pork for general consumption. It was a ruse that everyone in the know knew about, which is why it was funny to the
translator who was reading it.
Another point of importance is the Islamic and Jewish custom of adopting in their surnames the region in Spain they came from; usually with the definite article,
before their surnames (e.g.,
del Taboso
, El Toboso is a town and municipality located in the province of Toledo, central Spain).
When I heard Dulcinea del Toboso named, I was struck with surprise and amazement, for it occurred to me at once that these pamphlets contained the history of Don Quixote. With this idea I pressed him to read the beginning, and doing so, turning the Arabic offhand into Castilian, he told me it meant, "History of Don Quixote of La Mancha, written by Cide Hamete Benengeli, an Arab historian." It required great caution to hide the joy I felt when the title of the book reached my ears, and snatching it from the silk mercer, I bought all the papers and pamphlets from the boy for half a real; and if he had had his wits about him and had known how eager I was for them, he might have safely calculated on making more than six reals by the bargain. I withdrew at once with the Morisco into the cloister of the cathedral, and begged him to turn all these pamphlets that related to Don Quixote into the Castilian tongue, without omitting or adding anything to them, offering him whatever payment he pleased. He was satisfied with two arrobas of raisins and two bushels of wheat, and promised to translate them faithfully and with all despatch; but to make the matter easier, and not to let such a precious find out of my hands, I took him to my house, where in little more than a month and a half he translated the whole just as it is set down here.
By far the most interesting and controversial piece in Cervantes' narrative is that the "history" of
Don Quixote De la Mancha
is in fact written by an Arab historian,
El Cide Hamete Benegeli.
This odd, some scholars suggest, eccentric entry into the narrative is stuff of legends. Scholars of Cervantes to this day struggle with the significance of the complexity that this simple sentence implies, when it comes to understanding Cervantes' work. Scholars suggest that
Don Quixote De la Mancha
, is a work done by more than one author because of
El Cide's
declared authorship; suggesting, perhaps, that Cervantes uses multiple personalities as authors as a means to confuse his readership.
I believe that this multi-layered authorship with its nod towards Arabic origins is another ruse used by Cervantes' Andalusian dialectic. It was a literary trick to confuse the Spanish authorities who censored or banned outright any material that pointed to, or referenced any greatness of past Islamic influenced Spain.
In my opinion, suggesting multiple authors is a literary device meant to safeguard himself from censorship or worse. It serves also as a double
. The controversial idea that Cervantes suggests here is that
chivalric pride and its great military prowess was actually derived from Arabic sources.
This astonishing revelation is meant to reference the greatness of Islamic Spain with its splendid culture and humanism. It was this culture that helped to shape Spain whether the Catholics acknowledged it or not.
We all know that after the
Christian Spain tried to bury Andalusian culture and its great significance and profound influence, deep under the rubble of Christian posturing and intolerance.
Try as they might, though, the truth was not to be forgotten, especially by Spain's most honored and distinguished laureate. With an uncanny insight and literary subterfuge Cervantes was able to acknowledge Spain's most significant contribution to itself and the world: the Andalusian humanistic culture and the great scholarship that it generated.
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Curious any one know how to take out the hyperlinks on the writings? I did not insert them in there and they don't even make sense. When I go into the paper there is nothing visible to erase or delete. Its odd, I tried deleting the word and rewriting it but it did not work either.
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I don't see any hyperlinks there? Sometimes when you write stuff in Microsoft Word it just inserts hyperlinks but if you hover over there there's a choice to remove them...
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Quote from: jannah on Aug 08, 2011 05:32 PM
I don't see any hyperlinks there? Sometimes when you write stuff in Microsoft Word it just inserts hyperlinks but if you hover over there there's a choice to remove them...
Thank you, Jannah
I got up this morning and noticed three letters that were hyperlinked to unassociated advertising?? Anyways, I don't see them now so...I feel like Don Quixote (scratching my head).
On a side note, I forwarded my essay a Heritage Center in New York and they are going to publish it in a few weeks. Its a work in progress with some errors here in there. Since I have been looking at it so much, if you see anything to mind please let me know so that I can correct it. I wrote it for this forum specifically.
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aww that's so kind of you. i love reading about andalusian culture and history. that's great they are going to publish it! maybe you could ask them if you could add a tiny bio of yourself, like how you are a descendant of the sefardis and everything. i looked them up on google the other day and found a really fascinating article in spanish on them. it makes it more personal and interesting, and if people read about you, maybe you'll get more interest from ppl wanting to publish ur articles!!
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That's great
Please forward that link my way, I would be interested in seeing if its the same organization.
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BOSTON, Feb. 10, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Fisher College is proud to announce today that Boston Marathon heroes Carlos Arredondo and Jeff Bauman will serve as distinguished Commencement Speakers at its 110th Commencement Ceremony, on May 10, 2014 at 11 a.m. at the John Hancock Hall in Boston, Massachusetts.
Carlos Arredondo and Jeff Bauman became symbols of courage during the Boston Marathon tragedy through their actions on that fateful day and the days and months that followed. Arredondo, captured in an iconic photograph, helped save Bauman's life by wrapping a makeshift tourniquet around his leg and wheeling him to safety.
Despite suffering the loss of both legs, Jeff Bauman is credited with helping authorities identify the suspected bombers. Both men have become close friends since the ordeal and have inspired millions of people around the world. In January 2014, both men were invited to President Barack Obama's State of the Union Address by First Lady Michelle Obama.
"Fisher College is located just a couple of blocks from the finish line and many of our students and faculty members were at the marathon when the bombs went off. The tragedy is personal to us as it is to all Bostonians," said Dr. Thomas M. McGovern, president of Fisher College. "Carlos Arredondo and Jeff Bauman are true heroes and will provide our graduates with a unique and valuable message about meeting their greatest challenges and reaching their goals."
This will mark the first time that Fisher College will have two Commencement speakers.
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